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☀️ Morning digest July 19

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest July 19 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selectednews summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Vietnam always treasures and gives top priority to itsspecial relationship with Laos, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong told permanentmember of the Secretariat of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and VicePresident Bounthong Chitmany in Hanoi on July 18.

Bounthong Chitmany is in Vietnam on an official visit toattend the celebration marking the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Laosdiplomatic ties and 45 years of the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amityand Cooperation. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested Vietnam and Laosfurther coordinate to seek solutions to bring economic cooperation on par withtheir special political ties, while receiving Lao Vice President BounthongChitmany in Hanoi on July 18.

To deepen and advance cooperation, the two countries shouldmaintain all-level delegation exchanges and effectively implement the agreementreached at the 44th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos inter-governmental committee,he said. Read full story

- Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of theCommunist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of the itsOrganisation Commission, held online talks with Chen Xi, Politburo member,member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Secretariat, andhead of its Organisation Department, and Rector of the CPC’s Central PartySchool. Read full story

- Vietnamese and Lao armies will always stand side by side to overcomechallenges and firmly protect revolutionary achievements, Vietnamese DeputyMinister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chienaffirmed on July 18.

At a meeting in Vientiane with Lao Deputy Prime Minister andDefence Minister General Chansamone Chanyalath, Chien briefed his host on theVietnamese Defence Ministry’s plan to organise activities in the Vietnam-Laosand Laos-Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022, mainly focusing onhigh-ranking delegation exchange, training, drills, border exchange andexhibitions. Read full story
☀️ Morning digest July 19 ảnh 2An art performance at the programme (Photo: VNA)
- A ceremony was held in the Lao capital city of Vientiane onJuly 18 to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic ties, and 45years of the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.

Party General Secretary and State President of Laos ThonglounSisoulith, Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh, and National Assembly ChairmanXaysomphone Phomvihane attended the event.Read full story

- More than 150 Indian firms operating in different spheresin India attended a trade promotion programme held by the Vietnamese Ministryof Industry and Trade in New Delhi on July 18.

The programme is intended to create an opportunity forVietnamese and Indian businesses to meet and cooperate in areas such as foodprocessing, consumer goods, cosmetics, handicrafts, home furniture, andagricultural products. Read full story

- Agricultural loan outstanding has reached close to 2.8quadrillion VND (119.44 billion USD), accounting for roughly 25% of total loanoutstanding, said Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hongin a written reply to a National Assembly deputy from Dak Lak regardingpreferential credit for agriculture and rural development.

There were more than 14.3 million borrowers in agriculturenationwide, Hong said, adding that credit growth in agriculture has been higherthan the average pace. Read full story
☀️ Morning digest July 19 ảnh 3Vietnamese students win gold at International Chemistry Olympiad 2022 (Photo: VNA)
- All four members of the Vietnamese team that competed atthe International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2022 won gold medals, the Ministryof Education and Training announced on July 18.

The winners are Nguyen Viet Phong, a 12th grader from Le HongPhong High School for the Gifted in Ho Chi Minh City; Tran Duc Minh, a 12thgrader from Bien Hoa High School for the Gifted in Ha Nam province; Phan XuanHanh, a 12th grader from Ha Tinh High School for the Gifted in the province ofthe same name; and Pham Nguyen Minh Tuan, a 11th grader from the High Schoolfor the Gifted of Natural Sciences under the University of Natural Sciences,Vietnam National University, Hanoi. Read full story

- The sixth Hanoi International Film Festival will take placein the capital from November 8-12, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sportsand Tourism.

First held in 2010, the festival aims to honour outstandingfilms of high artistic value and encourage new talents in Vietnamese cinema. Italso provides a platform for Vietnamese and foreign movie artists to sharetheir professional expertise./. Read full story
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